Ken Holland To Columbus?

[GarlicbreadTB]

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[Mrfenn92]

Just retire

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I thought he was retiring or getting a comfy advisor role in Edmonton

 

[Bond]

lol how do you look at what he has done in Edmonton and want to hire him

 

[Artemi Panarin]

 

[hamzarocks]

lol how do you look at what he has done in Edmonton and want to hire him

He has done some nice things

1. Hyman deal
2. RNH deal
3. Kane trade + deal
4. Bouchard bridge
5. Ekholm deal + extension (think that they extended him)

Bad

1. Campbell
2. Nurse
3. Not getting value for Yamamoto
4. Drafting + Development of Holloway, Borberg, Lavoie, Bourgueult etc

Not as bad as ppl pretend he is, but at his age he should just retire. f*** working

 

[Bond]

He has done some nice things

1. Hyman deal
2. RNH deal
3. Kane trade + deal
4. Bouchard bridge
5. Ekholm deal + extension (think that they extended him)

Bad

1. Campbell
2. Nurse
3. Not getting value for Yamamoto
4. Drafting + Development of Holloway, Borberg, Lavoie, Bourgueult etc

Not as bad as ppl pretend he is, but at his age he should just retire. f*** working

He still hasn't fixed the issues that plague Edmonton though. Stop gap goalies and committing to offense over defense. He could have gotten Markstrom and Tanev but didn't push all in. He wasted bunch more of the cheap McDrai years

 

[syz]

He has done some nice things

1. Hyman deal
2. RNH deal
3. Kane trade + deal
4. Bouchard bridge
5. Ekholm deal + extension (think that they extended him)

Bad

1. Campbell
2. Nurse
3. Not getting value for Yamamoto
4. Drafting + Development of Holloway, Borberg, Lavoie, Bourgueult etc

Not as bad as ppl pretend he is, but at his age he should just retire. f*** working

Didn't extend Ekholm, his contract just had term left on it.

He's had plenty more misses than that, as well. Duncan Keith with no retention, for example. Also basically wasted every trade deadline (except for the Ekholm year).

Drafting definitely the biggest issue though. The last impact forward the Oilers drafted was... Connor McDavid.

 

[syz]

He still hasn't fixed the issues that plague Edmonton though. Stop gap goalies and committing to offense over defense. He could have gotten Markstrom and Tanev but didn't push all in. He wasted bunch more of the cheap McDrai years

I don't necessarily blame him for not getting Markstrom or Tanev. Flames were under orders to not trade with Edmonton anyways. But yes he should have fixed the team's 2nd pairing and goaltending by now.

 

[StreetHawk]

At his age, I don't understand why CBS should be interested. Been like 15 years since a Holland run team was great.

 

[joestevens29]

At his age he should look for a job that has less day to day work.

I get not wanting to just out right retire as the guy knows nothing else than hockey, but taking something with less stress.

 

[Coffey]

3. Not getting value for Yamamoto

He was washed up.
Nobody was getting more.

 

[oXo Cube]

Holland was an improvement on his predecessors in Edmonton in that rather than being a total disaster he was just mostly bad.

Still would not recommend though that's for sure.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

It's not about the money the guy obviously loves what he does. Everyone posting here would do the same.

 

[Bond]

I don't necessarily blame him for not getting Markstrom or Tanev. Flames were under orders to not trade with Edmonton anyways. But yes he should have fixed the team's 2nd pairing and goaltending by now.

I am talking back to when they were UFAs

 

[PullHard]

If this happens and he gives Tyler Wright even more work in this league I will laugh so hard

edit: omg I didn’t realize they parted ways with Wright last August. Shit they’ll probably end up drafting worthwhile players now. The rich get richer.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

It's not about the money the guy obviously loves what he does. Everyone posting here would do the same.

I have a bad aftertaste from his last few years in Detroit. But if he wants to work and someone wants him let the guy do it!

 

[syz]

I am talking back to when they were UFAs

They were definitely in on Markstrom but he chose Calgary. If memory serves they were also hamstrung by Chiarelli's parting gift (Koskinen's 4x4 contract) so they were limited in how much they could afford to offer.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Truly a match made in heaven.

 

[Bond]

They were definitely in on Markstrom but he chose Calgary. If memory serves they were also hamstrung by Chiarelli's parting gift (Koskinen's 4x4 contract) so they were limited in how much they could afford to offer.

Flames were 6x6 and Edmonton was 5x7. I am not sure how tight the Oilers were to the cap but I think Holland could have made it work if he really went for it. Anyways the defense could have been fixed multiple times lol.
Holland living off his Red Wing days.

 

[Crede777]

You have to admit that Ken Holland's "Connor McDavids Drafted / Decade" is higher than everyone else's.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

He has done some nice things

1. Hyman deal
2. RNH deal
3. Kane trade + deal
4. Bouchard bridge
5. Ekholm deal + extension (think that they extended him)

Bad

1. Campbell
2. Nurse
3. Not getting value for Yamamoto
4. Drafting + Development of Holloway, Borberg, Lavoie, Bourgueult etc

Not as bad as ppl pretend he is, but at his age he should just retire. f*** working

Bouchard bridge looks like a huge mistake, man. He's going to get 9.5+ at very least on his new deal. Could have had him for 4-5 years at 4-5 million if we'd gone longer term.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

You have to admit that Ken Holland's "Connor McDavids Drafted / Decade" is higher than everyone else's.

But it’s 0?

 

[Crede777]

But it’s 0?

You're right. Apparently Ken Holland is an imposter.

 

[Fly Boy]

You have to admit that Ken Holland's "Connor McDavids Drafted / Decade" is higher than everyone else's.

He came in just before the 2019 draft. Looks at the Oilers draft record from that point. It's horrendous.